Issue - meetings

Questions

Meeting: 16/10/2014 - Council (Item 48)

Questions

In accordance with Procedure Rule 11, opportunity is provided for Members of the Council to ask the Mayor, the appropriate Cabinet Member or the Chairman of a Committee any question about a matter which the Council, the Cabinet or the Committee has powers, duties or responsibilities.

 

At Council meetings, there will be a maximum question time period of 30 minutes. Questions will be selected by the Mayor, using the criteria agreed by Council. Any questions which are accepted, but which cannot be dealt with during the allotted period will be answered in writing. Questions must be brief, clear and focussed.

Minutes:

Members asked the following questions :-

 

Cllr Hardy, in respect of governance arrangements in Macclesfield – The Governance Portfolio Holder, Cllr Findlow, responded.

Cllr Merry, in respect of why there were such large number of road works in the Borough – The Service CommissioningPortfolio Holder, Cllr D Topping responded.

Cllr Jackson, in respect of the date for the next meeting of the Constitution Committee to consider future governance arrangements in Macclesfield – The Chairman of the Constitution Committee, Cllr A Martin responded.

Cllr Faseyi, in respect of what arrangements the Council had in place in respect of Ebola - The Care and Health in the Community Portfolio Holder, Cllr Clowes, responded.

Cllr Domleo, in respect of the Council’s decision regarding Mount View Care  Home - The Care and Health in the Community Portfolio Holder, Cllr Clowes, responded.

Cllr Whiteley, in respect of the removal of defective street lights - The Service Commissioning  Portfolio Holder, Cllr D Topping responded.

Cllr Hoyland in respect of the Council’s standards for adopting and fostering – The Safeguarding Children and Adults Portfolio Holder, Cllr Rachel Bailey, responded.

Cllr Mcgrory, in respect of reviewing the Council’s policy relating to the storage of disability scooters, following a recent incident where a scooter had exploded - The Care and Health in the Community Portfolio Holder, Cllr Clowes, responded.

Cllr A Moran, in respect of the arrangements for the forthcoming elections – The Leader of the Council, Cllr M Jones, responded.

Cllr Gardiner, in respect of missed bin collections - The Service Commissioning  Portfolio Holder, Cllr D Topping responded.

Cllr Rhoda Bailey, in respect of HS2 – The Leader of the Council, Cllr M Jones, responded.

Cllr Hough, in respect of the affect of planning decisions relating to geothermal energy on Alsager - The Leader of the Council, Cllr M Jones, responded.

Cllr Barratt, in respect of how much had been spent on the Local Plan to date how many houses would be built due to lost appeals - The Leader of the Council, Cllr M Jones, responded.

Cllr Corcoran, in respect of changes to the planning website – The Housing and Jobs  Portfolio Holder, Cllr Stockton, responded.

Cllr Hough, in respect of refusal by the Commonwealth Graves Commission for permission to erect a plaque for the war dead at Macclesfield cemetery  - The Leader of the Council, Cllr M Jones, responded.

Cllr Hunter, in respect of HS2 - The Leader of the Council, Cllr M Jones, responded.